Hot As Hell

4

Standing in front of the school, Guan Shan realizes a problem.

"Fuck I didn't think this through."

"What did you do now?" He Tian asks his hands on his hips.

Guan Shan scowls at the question, "I didn't do anything, it's just... how am I supposed to explain your... existence? I can't just bring a random person into the school grounds."

He Tian smirks, "Good thing I'm not a person."

Guan Shan rolls his eyes, "Very helpful."

He Tian slings his arm around Guan Shan's shoulder, and to his disappointment, Guan Shan flinches, "I'm literally one of the most powerful demons in hell, I can get past your high school without getting noticed."

A pair of females passes them and they both swoon at the sight of He Tian.

Guan Shan scowls at them.

He Tian smirks at the girls, and waves, causing them to swoon more, then he turns to Guan Shan and coyly whispers,"Maybe a bit of attention won't be bad."

Guan Shan flings the arm on his shoulder away, "Look this not a fucking joke! I'm being charged for sexual assault and you're looking forward to flirting with some girls?"

He Tian raises his arms in surrender, "Sorry. Didn't know you would get so jealous."

"I'M NOT JEALOUS!"

Guan Shan winces at how loud his voice came out and sure enough, a couple of people turned to stare at them to see what the commotion was about.

He Tian smirks at the attention, "Nice job now everyone is staring at us."

Guan Shan sighs.

"I'm just so... fucking tired." Guan Shan says quietly as he rubs his eyes in exhaustion.

He Tian frowns at the sight of that, he reaches forward to grab Guan Shan's hand away from his eyes, "Stop rubbing your eyes you are going to get pink eye."

Guan Shan slaps the hands away, sniffling.

He Tian raises his eyebrows in shock, "Wait. Are you crying?"

Guan Shan looks down, his hands covering his face, "Shut the fuck up."

"Redhead," He Tian gently whispers, "Everything is going to be fine."

But everything is not going to be fine. His mind wouldn't stop replaying how his mother's face would look once she heard the news. The disappointment and the sadness. How many times would Guan Shan have to see that expression on her face before he finally learned his lesson? When will he stop hurting his own mother?

Guan Shan sniffles, through a croaked voice he whispers, "I'm the worst son ever."

Realization dawns unto He Tian, and his stupid demon heart, that is usually frozen, melts a bit.

"Your mother won't know. Guan Shan, trust me."

Guan Shan looks up, his eyes red and his cheeks red with embarrassment, as he just teared up in front of someone he met a day ago. "And why would I trust you?"

He Tian grins and points at himself, "Because I'm your demon..."

He Tian then proceeds to bow and continues to say, "...And I am at your service."

If people weren't looking at them before they were sure looking at them now.

Guan Shan is too shocked to notice or to care. The sight of a being like He Tian, wearing casual clothes that he borrowed from Guan Shan, bowing in front of him, in front of the school where basically everybody treated him like scum, is a sight that sent shivers down his spine.